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An answerAn aunsvvere
An answer by the Reverend Father in God Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and metropolitan, unto a crafty and sophistical cavillation, devised by Stephen Gardiner Doctor of Law, late Bishop of Winchester against the true and godly doctrine of the most holy sacrament, of the body and blood of our saviour Jesus Christ Wherein is also, as occasion serveth, answered such places of the book of Doct. Richard Smith, as may seem any thing worthy the answering. Here is also the true copy of the book written, and in open court delivered, by D. Stephen Gardiner ...An aunsvvere by the Reuerend Father in God Thomas Archbyshop of Canterbury, primate of all England and metropolitane, vnto a craftie and sophisticall cauillation, deuised by Stephen Gardiner Doctour of Law, late Byshop of Winchester agaynst the true and godly doctrine of the most holy sacrament, of the body and bloud of our sauiour Iesu Christ Wherein is also, as occasion serueth, aunswered such places of the booke of Doct. Richard Smith, as may seeme any thyng worthy the aunsweryng. Here is also the true copy of the booke written, and in open court deliuered, by D. Stephen Gardiner ...
London: printed by John Daye, 1580London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1580
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Here you shift of S. Cyprian and Chrysostom with fair promise to make answer to them hereafter, who approve plainly my saying,1 that the bread representeth Christs body, and the, wine his blood, and so you answer here only to S. Hierom. In answering to whom you were loth (I see well) to leave behind any thing that might have any colour to make for you, that expound this word (represent) in S. Hierom,§1 to signify real exhibition. Here appeareth that you can when you list. change the signification of words, that can make vocare to signify facere, and facere to signify sacrificare, 2as you do in your last book. And why should you not than in other words (when it will serve for like purposes) have the like liberty to change the signification of words when you list And if this word (represent) in saint Hieroms words, signify real exhibition, then did Melchizedek really exhibit Christs flesh & blood, who (as the same saint Hierom saith) did represent his flesh and blood by offering bread and wine.
HEre you shift of S. Ciprian and Chrisostom with fayre promise to make answer to them hearafter, who aproue playnly my saying,1 that the bread representeth Christes body, and the, wine his bloud, and so you aunswer here only to S. Hierom. In aunswering to whom you wer loth (I se well) to leaue behind any thing that might haue any colour to make for you, that expound this word (represent) in S. Hierom,§1